Online – Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy Roadshow
If you missed the South East regions Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy Roadshow, theres an opportunity to sign up to this online session with Department for Culture, Media and Sport UK Youth National Youth Agency The National Youth Strategy sets out a bold ten‑year vision for young people, shaped by the voices of over […]
Youth Matters: Delivering the National Youth Strategy Together Regional Roadshow
🌟 Youth Matters: Delivering the National Youth Strategy Together Regional Roadshow🌟 The National Youth Strategy promised an ambitious ten-year plan for young people with three bold shifts: from national to local, fragmented to collaborative, excluded to empowered. Now it’s time to explore how we work together to turn this plan into reality. Join us at: […]
Launch of the National Youth Strategy
The publication of the National Youth Strategy marks a landmark moment for young people and for everyone committed to their rights, development, and wellbeing. As the Network of Regional Youth Work Units, we welcome this Strategy as a clear and long-overdue recognition of the vital role that youth work plays in strengthening communities and ensuring […]
Youth Work training available in Brighton
Government Announcement – Local Youth Transformation Pilot
The Local Youth Transformation Pilot is investing £8 million over 2025/26 to support 12 ‘Pathfinder’ local authorities to start to rebuild a high-quality offer for young people and transition back to local youth services leadership. The pilot will test ways to rebuild local authority capability to ensure a local youth offer which addresses the needs […]
Statement on the future of the Centre for Youth Voice
Following the closure of YMCA George Williams College, we are pleased to announce that we have agreed a new home for the Centre for Youth Voice. This builds on the work of the College over the past two years, with funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, to establish the Centre for Youth Voice and […]
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National Youth Strategy Roadshows 2025
Join us for the Youth Focus South East Regional Roadshows on Wednesday, 2nd April, and Thursday, 3rd April in Gillingham and Southampton. These in-person events will explore the upcoming National Youth Strategy and provide valuable insights into the current state of the youth sector. With limited spaces available, this is a unique opportunity to join professionals […]
NYA Bursary funding available
Hundreds of bursary funding opportunities for youth work courses are on offer through Youth Focus South East alongside the National Youth Agency (NYA). The bursary scheme opens up exciting opportunities to gain recognised qualifications in youth work, the chance to deepen your knowledge in specialist areas, or to progress into a leadership role Youth work […]
What does youth-led research from the Peer Action Collective tell us about how young people can be supported away from involvement in violence?
Date for your diary – a chance to hear from peer researchers (aged 16-25), as they discuss ‘What does youth-led research from the Peer Action Collective tell us about how young people can be supported away from involvement in violence?’ YEF’s Peer Action Collective (PAC) will share their findings on how the education and youth […]